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Kissing the Ground You Walked On

Kissing the Ground You Walked On (Chinese: 海鷗來過的房間) is a 2022 Macanese drama film directed by Hong Heng-fai. It received three nominations at the 59th Golden Horse Awards, including Best New Director for Hong Heng-fai. Hong became the first Macanese director to be nominated for the award.[2] In an interview, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival's Executive Committee head Wen Tien-hsiang described Hong's directorial style as "Ryusuke Hamaguchi meets Tsai Ming-liang".[3][4]

Kissing the Ground You Walked On
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese海鷗來過的房間
Simplified Chinese海鸥来过的房间
Literal meaning"The room where the seagulls came"
Hanyu PinyinHǎi ōu lái guò de fáng jiān
Directed byHong Heng-fai
StarringWong Pak-hou
Lam Sheung
Production
company
Dayday Studio
Distributed bySwallow Wings Films (Taiwan)
Release date
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) (Taiwan)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryMacau
LanguageCantonese

Premise

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A story revolving around two men: a half-retired young novelist and his tenant. There is a day when the novelist gets an opportunity to write a new book. While he is contemplating his new masterpiece, he has an internal struggle as to what his ideal is like. Here comes his tenant, a young man who eventually gives him inspirations not only on his upcoming book, but also on his vision of life, through an intriguing relation intertwining the two men.

Cast

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  • Wong Pak-hou
  • Lam Sheung

Awards and nominations

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Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
59th Golden Horse Awards Best New Director Hong Heng-fai Nominated [6]
Best Cinematography Charlie Sou Nominated
Best Sound Effects Ellison Lau Chi-keong Nominated
FIPRESCI Prize Kissing the Ground You Walked On Nominated
NETPAC Award Kissing the Ground You Walked On Nominated
Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award Kissing the Ground You Walked On Nominated
47th Hong Kong International Film Festival Firebird Awards (Chinese-language) Kissing the Ground You Walked On Nominated [7]

References

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  1. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 海鷗來過的房間". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "澳門電影《海鷗來過的房間》獲金馬奬三項提名". 論盡媒體 AllAboutMacau Media. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ "阮經天落入金馬遺珠 韓星搶男配". hk.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "三澳影人角逐台灣金馬獎". www.macaodaily.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ Lam, Anthony (29 September 2022). "Macau filmmakers get nominations in prestigious Taiwan film awards". Macau Daily Times 澳門每日時報. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. ^ Frater, Patrick (10 March 2023). "Hong Kong Film Festival Sets Trio of Local Films as Opening and Closing Titles". Variety. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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